Energy and Entropy Symposium

September 9th, 2010

9:00 - 10:30 Energy exploitation by living organisms - principles and limits (Bernhard Schink)
10:30-11:00 Coffee
11:00-12:30 The Sun in Time: Our Changing and Dynamic Sun and effects on Planetary Environments and Habitabilty (Edward Guinan)
12:30-13:30 Lunch
13:30-15:00 Can atmospheric disequilibrium indicate life on a planet? (David Catling)
15:00-15:30 Coffee
15:30-17:00 The workings of terrestrial planets and energy sources for primitive life forms (Tilman Spohn)

September 10th, 2010

9:00 - 10:30 The energy budget for metabolism of chemoautotrophic species (Ulrich Szewzyk)
10:30-11:00 Coffee
11:00-12:30 The energy budget for metabolism of photoautotrophic species (William Martin)
12:30-13:30 Lunch